by Janet Jones | Apr 18, 2025 | From the Archives, Town & Business
Cody’s Place in the Nationwide Soda Water Trend Just up the North Fork past Wapiti, the historic Sweetwater Spring still gurgles and babbles over moss-covered rocks, just as it has for millennia. In the late 1920s, local resident Edgar D. “Kid” Wilson capitalized on...
by Janet Jones | Mar 21, 2025 | From the Archives, Play & Travel, Town & Business
Development of the North Fork Highway Over 120 years ago, local families and visitors looked forward to summer trips to Yellowstone, just as we do today. But back then, the North Fork Highway did not yet exist. In the year 1901, accessing the remote east entrance from...
by Janet Jones | Feb 21, 2025 | From the Archives, Town & Business
The Mystique of Cedar Mountain On a recent trail run on Cedar Mountain, local endurance runner Jeff Rode came face to face with a full-sized mountain lion. “It kinda spooked me,” Rode said. “I’d just finished my break in my usual spot, and as I ran around the corner,...
by Janet Jones | Jan 24, 2025 | From the Archives, Town & Business
New Community Venue on the Horizon After sitting empty for years, the round building on Mountain View Drive is getting much-needed attention. Now owned by Patricia Wormington (of Alpha Bell Music Service and Heartland Music Therapy Services), she is working to revive...
by Janet Jones | Jan 17, 2025 | From the Archives, Town & Business
Walking Through Time at the Cody Heritage Museum The red brick building at the corner of Sheridan and 11th is a special place. The Cody Heritage Museum is located in the DeMaris House, a historic building that has been part of Cody’s downtown since 1907, when the city...
by Janet Jones | Dec 13, 2024 | From the Archives, Town & Business
Old Family Stories Make History Come Alive Banner Photo: The original 1898 Nordquist homestead with pre-existing cabins before the house was built. Do you have roots in Cody and old family stories that are passed from one generation to the next? Or, when you are...
